ˈfraŋkə̇nˌsen(t)s noun
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Etymology: Middle English fraunk encens, from fraunk, frank free, pure + encens incense — more at frank , incense
1. : a gum resin containing volatile oil obtained from various chiefly East African or Arabian trees of the genus Boswellia, valued in ancient times in worship and for embalming and fumigation, and still an important incense resin — called also Indian frankincense
2. : gum thus 2